potter wasp

potter wasp

n. Any of various solitary vespid wasps of the subfamily Eumeninae, especially those in the genus Eumenes, that characteristically build pot-shaped nests of clay.

potter wasp

n (Animals) any of various solitary wasps of the genus Eumenes, which construct vaselike cells of mud or clay, in which they lay their eggs: family Vespidae

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potter wasp - any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggsvespid, vespid wasp - mostly social nest-building waspsEumenes, genus Eumenes - mason wasps